The Winning of Latane Cashton (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Winning of Latane Cashton Scene - President´s office, Cashton Phosphate Co. Stage properties - One or more office desks with flat tops. President´s desk equipped with telephone. Office chairs, filing cabinet, and such other furnishings as can be had. Doors right and left. (Slow curtain discovering Trusty dusting office. When curtain well up he stops and stretches, yawning. Telephone, short ring. He jumps and grunts, cutting yawn short.) Trusty - What wus dat. (Looks about.) I must er busted my year drum. (Tel. rings again longer.) O, I see (points to telephone). Somebody wants to speak wid me. (Struts round behind President´s desk, sits in chair with dignity; takes down receiver). Hello. Huh. Dis am de president´s office. I am de president (Draw´s himself up and winks at audience.) Whats dat? Git up closer; can´t git what you sayin´. De consulomdation ob what? Really, now, I don´t think it will suit me, but I´ll take de matter under considerationments and call you later when I´m not so very busy. (Slams up receiver.) I guess dat´ll hold´ em for er while. I bet dat tattlephone gits me into trouble yit. But I feel duty bound (Places feet on desk) ter do all I kin fer de vancement of de company. (Enter Messenger Boy. Trusty slides from chair to floor and begins dusting vigorously, head bowed.) Good mawning, Mr. Cashton. Richard Prince - Hello Trusty. You missed your guess. Trusty - (Rising and sighing deeply.) Dis is de fust time I wus ever glad to see you. Good mawnin´. Richard Prince - Here, sign for these messages. (Offers book.) Trusty - Not me. De sec´tary what signs for dat dope ´ll be here in a minute. Sit down and wait. Harry Forest - (Is heard outside crying papers.) Morning papers. Paper, mister. (Enters.) Hie Dick. How´s tips this morning? (Dick rattles money.) Enter Tommy. Tommy - Where did you get so much rattlings? Harry, rattling his money - O, we´re loaded for bears or bulls either. Tommy - Well, now, I´m either (draws coin from pocket); just name your weapons. Harry - Phew, just look at the nerve. Dick - It won´t last. He´s bluffing. Tommy - There´s a way to find out. Harry - Name it. Dick - Yes, we call your bluff. Trusty - You chillen stop dat composin´. Tommy - Trusty, won´t you join us? Trusty - Deed I won´t. I´se quit takin´ chances. Harry - What you taking now, Trusty? Trusty - I ain´t takin´ none er yo´ sass. Dick - Come on, Harry. Tommy is game. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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